The Videum Class cruiser was built after the abandonment of Atlantis.. These cruisers were built in secret from the remaining council, in a combined effort by Janus and Moros. These ships were built to counter the threat of the Ori should they ever find their way to Avalon. Only two of the class were built, the Videum and the Verimas (or Legacy and Truth in modern English). Extremely powerful, these vessels could outmaneuver Ori Motherships, Wraith Cruisers, even Asgard warships such as the O'Neill class. When the Ancients began ascending, Janus and Moros placed these vessels under the care of the Asgard, but were warned that any tampering with the technologies would be their undoing.. So the Asgard placed these vessels on a uninhabited planetoid in the Ida Galaxy.

After researching the Asgardian Library, a Gate address was found in the database. The only Gate able to lock the coordinates to the gate was the Gate in the Altantis control room. Atlantis1 was sent to investigate the address, and stepped out to find two massive Starships parked not to far away..